APPARATUS FOR THE CALIBRATION OF BEAMS OF CHARGED PARTICLES FOR EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY, IN PARTICULAR BEAMS OF PROTONS, CARBON IONS, AND OTHER ION SPECIES, EMITTED BY PARTICLE ACCELERATORS, AND CORRESPONDING CALIBRATION METHOD - Patent 3295215

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EP 3 295 215 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/12

(21)	Application number: 16731659.5

(22)	Date of filing: 13.05.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01T 1/29^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2016/052769

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/185340 (24.11.2016 Gazette 2016/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

15.05.2015 IT UB20150678

(71)	Applicant: De.Tec.Tor S.r.l.
	10144 Torino (TO) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	PITTA', Giuseppe 10144 Torino (TO) (IT) LAVAGNO, Marco 10144 Torino (TO) (IT) LA ROSA, Vanessa 10144 Torino (TO) (IT) ZONA, Mauro 10144 Torino (TO) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Crovini, Giorgio
	Buzzi, Notaro & Antonielli d'Oulx S.r.l. Via Maria Vittoria, 18 10123 Torino 10123 Torino (IT)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR THE CALIBRATION OF BEAMS OF CHARGED PARTICLES FOR EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY, IN PARTICULAR BEAMS OF PROTONS, CARBON IONS, AND OTHER ION SPECIES, EMITTED BY PARTICLE ACCELERATORS, AND CORRESPONDING CALIBRATION METHOD